The amount of oil used by a ship traveling at a uniform speed varies jointly with the distance and the square of the speed. The ship uses 30 barrels of oil in traveling 85 miles at 42 mi/h. How many barrels of oil are used when the ship travels 26 miles at 54 mi/h? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a barrel, if necessary.

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15.2

49.6

9.2

My answer is 15.2 barrels

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Oil=m*distance*speed^2

30=m*85* 42
m=30/85*42^2

barrels=m*d*speed^2
barrels=(30/(84*42^2)) * 26*54^2

I get 15.2 also

30 * (54/42)^2 * (26/85)

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tysm tea

To determine the amount of oil used by the ship when traveling 26 miles at 54 mi/h, we can use the joint variation equation.

First, let's set up the equation using the given values in the problem:

Oil used = k * distance * speed^2

We are given that the ship uses 30 barrels of oil when traveling 85 miles at 42 mi/h. Let's use these values to find the constant of variation, k.

30 = k * 85 * (42)^2

Solving for k, we divide both sides by (85 * 42^2):

k = 30 / (85 * 42^2)

Now that we have the constant of variation, we can use it to find the amount of oil used when the ship travels 26 miles at 54 mi/h:

Oil used = k * distance * speed^2
= (30 / (85 * 42^2)) * 26 * (54)^2

Calculating this expression will give us the amount of oil used in barrels. Rounding to the nearest tenth of a barrel, we find that the answer is 9.2 barrels.

Therefore, the correct answer is 9.2 barrels, not 15.2 barrels.